Top Valentine's Day Presents for Kids - Girls

Little girls love getting crafty and a Valentine making kit is the perfect idea. Instead of buying boring cartoon Valentine's, let your little girl make her own. Valentine kits come with a variety of heart cut-outs, card bases, glitter and scrap paper. Victorian-themed kits will have paper scraps like young Victorian girls used to collect with cupids, lovers and flowers in Victorian art designs. Or, make your own Valentine kit with some small paper doilies in white, pink and silver. Add red, pink and white card stock, glitter, stickers, a glue stick and child-safe scissors. Show your child how to layer the materials to make awesome homemade Valentine's her friends and family will cherish.

Obama Valentines

Little girls across the nation, and across racial barriers, have new role models in kid kingdom: Sasha and Malia Obama. Ty, the famous toy company responsible for the Beanie Baby cults, has designed two adorable soft dolls named Sweet Sasha and Marvelous Malia. Because the dolls have pillow-like heads with embroidered facial features, the resemblance is vague at best, but the Obama girls' dolls are still cute and colorful. Sure, we all know it's an obvious marketing ploy by Ty. But this is America and no toy you pick up is free of marketing ploys. So, let your little girls enjoy the dolls as a Valentine's Day present and spark some interest in the First Family.

Another Obama choice for girls is Tom Tierney's book of Obama Paper Dolls (Collectible Campaign Edition) available for about $8 on Amazon.com.

Kids Jewelry

The top Valentine's Day jewelry gift choices for 2009 start with adorable Juicy Couture trinkets for little girls. The girls' heart-stud earrings are simple pearl studs with dangling hearts featuring the Juicy Couture emblem in gold.

Valentine's Day is also a great chance to start your little girl with her own charm bracelet or charm necklace. Any jewelry store will have a range of simple chains to choose from. Add a charm with a heart theme for the holiday or pick one significant to your child. Choose charms with moving parts for the best "aw" factor. Roller-skates with moving wheels, books that open, or heart-shaped locks with matching keys are all classic silver charms for bracelets. You can also get a simple silver heart and engrave it with your child's initials for their first Valentine charm. Continue the tradition each Valentine's Day for a gift your little girl will anticipate even into her college years and family keepsake she can pass down to her little girl.

Finally, another big win for 2009 are elegant initial necklaces for girls. These are perfect Valentine's Day gifts that your girl with love all year long. Available in simple metals or encrusted with diamonds, you can find the perfect gift to fit your budget and your girl's personality.

Tasty Glosses

Flavored lip gloss sets make perfect Valentine's Day gift for little girls with big fashion sense. Philosophy's Candy Hearts Lip Duo Set from Sephora has two tube-glosses in pink bubbly and angel food cake. A glossy, moisturizing and delicious gift your little girl will love. Also available at Sephora is the Hershey's Kisses Gimme Kisses Set in a sweet cosmetic bag with vintage Hershey's Kisses art. It comes with three skinny stick lip balms in Almond, Velvet Sweet Chocolate and Honeybar all with SPF 15 and a mix of olive oil and cocoa butter for prime moisturizing.

Floral Surprises

Surprise your little girl at school with a sweet bouquet of flowers her friends will envy. The Todd Oldham Triple Scoop bouquet, available at FTD.com, layers delicious carnations in hot pink, pistachio and peach into a reusable ice-cream cone. The scoop is topped with a single red mini-carnation cherry. Ask your local florist about other kid-friendly flowers. Most will work with you to customize a bouquet around a container you bring, like a High School Musical 3 thermos or Jonas Brothers themed container.